Monty Python and the Holy Grail

There are six names guaranteed to make you laugh in Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Arthurian legends have never been treated with such impudent silliness as in Monty Pythons 1975 geek comedy classic, lately turned a Broadway smash. Substituting coconut shells to clip-clop in place of actual horses, playing multiple characters each, the Pythons merrily run amok through Camelot and other mythic locales. Cleese playing the French tower guard remains a highlight among highlights; dont pretend you dont already know all the lines. As they say, Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! Appropriately, this is being billed as the quote-along edition of the film, so go ahead and blurt out your favorite lines. (PG-13) BRIAN MILLER